There's still time to take part in the Sussex-wide consultation on devolution. This Monday, 31 March, find out more at an in-person event at the Lancing Suite, Holiday Inn, Brighton Seafront, BN1 2JF, from 6-8pm. Representatives from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will give a presentation outlining the details of the consultation and...
Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected Geoff Shanks, as the Green Party candidate for the forthcoming Westbourne and Poets’ Corner by-election This council by-election has been called following the resignation of Labour councillor Leslie Pumm. Greens say that Geoff is the candidate to “hold Labour to account”. Geoff lives in...
Work to prepare the site for the exciting Moulsecoomb housing and community hub development will begin later this month. The start follows the agreement to appoint Wates Residential as the main contractor to take forward the development, made at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday 23 January. Brighton & Hove City Council...
An opportunity to gain new powers and investment for Sussex has moved a step nearer with the government’s agreement to make the area a priority for devolution. Following an expression of interest from the leaders of Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council,...
It's not uncommon to hear America likened to a bad episode of reality tv and that certainly rings true following an inauguration that featured a performance of YMCA and that speech by Elon Musk. As we kick off 2025 ushering in a second term for President Trump as always,...
Work is getting underway to transform a former office building to provide 11 new council homes in the city centre.   The building at Palace Place, in the Old Steine, will be converted into 11 one-bedroom apartments, providing temporary homes for people in housing need. Work started on the site in early January...
Brighton & Hove Green Councillors are asking for an emergency Full Council meeting to discuss the proposals for a Sussex-wide mayor This Thursday, the Labour Cabinet will meet to make a decision on behalf of the entire city, asking the Labour government to fast-track a move which would see Brighton...
Work will start soon on 2 new council housing developments in Hollingbury, providing a total of 12 new homes. Nine flats will be built on the former Hollingbury Library site in Carden Hill and 3 houses will be constructed nearby in Rotherfield Crescent. The new developments will provide council-rented homes for...
Russia’s former president and current deputy head of its security council, Dmitry Medvedev, has declared that the editors of the Times newspaper in the UK are now “legitimate military targets”. Medvedev, who is one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, was responding to the newspaper’s coverage of the recent assassination of...
THIS month's Brighton Family Panto has been officially renamed in memory of city legend Jason Sutton. In a heartfelt tribute to an infamous icon of the pantomime, the Brighton Family Panto theatre will officially be renamed the Jason Sutton Theatre at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. This decision commemorates the remarkable life...